DeMarcus Cousins is hosting a live comedy show this weekend in New Orleans, but as is often the case following home wins this season, he was delivering fresh, new material himself after Monday’s epic double-overtime performance vs. Chicago. Cousins’ postgame interviews often feature humorous, self-deprecating digs, or general bemusement about a given situation. So just minutes after becoming the first NBA player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1972 to notch 40-plus points, 20-plus rebounds and 10-plus assists in a game, Cousins half-joked that he felt more relieved than anything.
“Thank God!” he said, laughing while sitting in front of his locker.